Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-25


 square lsagues of land Tn the presidio of santa Cruz, in which hs resides and outside the bcuuGGTles thereof. on the hosih' aud one square lssgue more for eh "esiaucl-' n t-o place "CBJoucita" on me east. Wherefore Ee prsys ida; for Us meas uTemepts Oi the said lands. orders he issued tO the proper officer of date July 18th, 1891. The intendente, Cor ler1, ordered the oommsndant to pro- cted Co the asIr1mcnt Ol the lands PetloHed for, summoEing adjoining land owners and experts to GppraIse the land, directing the publication for thirty cal s, hud whsu the necessary proceed lnZ were mad, ordering the expediente Co b. transmitted tO this tribunal in order that titie may issue thereon. On Oct 4ih, 1892. Gonzales accepted the commission and ordered the parties and appraisers tO meet tomorrow, as the day Tor the commencement of the meas uremeuts of the four square iesgues in the place len el pueste) La Zsuia.
 He appointed Calye. counter; Gamer, no;ec and JarraiilO sudRomero measursIs wlO were sworn and On the oh and 6th day of October, measurements were made as follows:
 l, said commissioner for the purpose of commencing the measurements of four square leagues, denounced by Bustiiio. delivered a cord J0 vGras long tO the officers appointed, and being at the cen tral point fixed by the denouncer as the point named San Rsia'L Petitioners asked that Bs The place "B1s CaiOucitos" is within the common lands of the presidiJ, that c square leBgue be aidsi t1 the three asked for; which request appesTed just wLessupon tho measure ments commenced:
 4 lIne two hundred cords north. term mating on a mesa on the bank ot an arroya which runs toward the ''penas- co" at the foot ot gu OGk tree on winch a cross was made Rud pile Of stones placed as a land mark was run. Re turning 70 the centre. lIne 2uO cords south was run, terminating at the lanC mark of tue PresIdIo on the north side. E RsturuIUg to .he centre, a line 2lJ cords wAs run east terminating on a mesa where a pile of stones was placed. Re turning Co the centre there were megs- ufed and counted westward 53 cords. he rect of 2J0 could not be Icea urec on account Ot the rOughness Of the country. The estimated ine terminal. ing on a high mountain in the P!OmCsE range <. ". Of the hIil F., Calosa, the summit uf when was made land mark. L. being late, work tbat day was sus- pended, and G0uzalss and the Oiiic-rf signed she record. On the next day the record says:
 Al the said place San Rafael. the com missioner with sad officers in order tv locate the corresponding boundary lines os the lands measured yesterdgy,w to the terminal point OF the north from which yoint on account Of the rough ness ot the country. We estlms'sd -OU cords east to point on copper noun tam b: a spring known as Fl CAr!icIllo at which point c'Tnsr monument r. Ulace!. Tn the same manner 2Oj c, r is 10 the west to the foot of a red moun- tain standing between the ''pen tscU' and SonoytR mountains. From this point 400 cords southward along tho Fi0mOsH range was estimated to a point beyond San Antonio where are two small noun tains which limit the west side oi said Presid;o as corner oi irRct being meas ured. From this point were measured 2JD cords eastward c. monument on ths northern boundary of sad Pres!dio. from which point continuing the -qlBre towards the east 2j0 cords tO corner monument on the "Jaralito' of said prasielo.
 From this poiut IlJ cords north were estimated to tEe spring aforesaid, By which measurement wR= found eel cuadro de los cus'ros si'ir6 Texe-t:s- Lo-"J th- square fiE--r uf the t''ie los ,o which belongs tiei four square learre- measured for E5-tiilo, he being informed that he iH due time was iu es- tablish mouumeuts Cf .Ime and stone ss required by law. AL of which vRs drly signed. etc.
 Whereup0D they proceeded to val nation of the lands. They valued each oi the three EquBre leagues coniaInir z water Gt SC0OO The other ai S;OOO. So valued. 'hs coumsndant offered She four sluar- league, at public auction without bidders. The "expedients" wss then transmitted to The Intendente aud bv him Dec lI:h. ls2l. ;he same was re- ported Co ;he Attorney General, whO re- ported that he had examined the eNpedI- eute of lands measured in favor of Bus iillo in the place SHu Rafael de Ia Zan- is from which resulted (resuliR-on ] frur square leagues. vaiued at S6J,OJ for three cf them. the fourth gt S3J OJ. and that uo one had offered more than said appraised value. another sale wss ordered. Land, were again offered Tor sale S,h of January, 1922 and Romero for himself aud ID the name of the Tesi- dents of Santa Cruz. tid against Bus .illo and he finally offered SI20O. co. when tbe sad four square leagues embraced fgue c1mprends el psra!e) in the plsce named SGn Rafael &c., reU aimed sold .o Romero and the cstizeUs of Santa Cruz, and Romero accepted the same, Where mon the following decree was made:
 "In Arispe, llth Jan, 1892, the In iaudente Bustamenie, having examined the foregoing proceedings of measure r5entz. appraisement and sale ot the fnur saaare leagues Of land, compre- hapd-i igue cDmprende) in the place San Rafael de la ZaniA to Romero and other citiz.us etc. He declared sad proceedings regular and ordered as soon as payment be be made the cxpedi5nte be forwarded to the Junta for approval
 "R celpt of payment by Romero act ing for himself and other citizens &c of price for which the govern ment has sold IOnT EltuhEf AchA uf1 tA 4hAA NViA prehended CqGe comprende etc.) m the place San Rafael de Ia Zaria. Where fore by virtue of Art. Sl of the ordl' uapces of Intendente and instructions o' Oct. 18th, l754, by these present. in the name oi tbe Mexican Republic, grant (coufiero merced y uOrtirmscioG Je los cGarro sitiosl four square leagues af land comprised lgue cOmPrende) at the place 5. li. is Ia ZsuIa io Romero and other citizens interested, granted to them said land. as n sale under the con ditions prescribed by law, for them. selves. their children, heirs sud succes' sors on condition that they are to settle and occupy them etc. The alcaldes were not to allow said parties to be mo tested in the poses-iou of the four square leagues of land comprised (comprendi' doslin the place x. R. de la Lauja. With this understanding l issue thIs grant May 10th, 1895.
 Signed, RIESGO.
 Mendoza r., SecretgriO."